Georgia’s football team is in line for an unexpected payday at Euro 2024 after a billionaire former prime minister promised to pay out more than $10 million following its surprise win over Portugal. The Georgian team can double its money with another win over Spain on Sunday in the round of 16. Bidzina Ivanishvili, who…
South Africa has had several accomplished captains over the years – Kepler Wessels, Shaun Pollock and Graeme Smith, to name a few. But none of these stalwarts have been able to guide the team to a World Cup trophy, or even to a final. If things go to plan for South Africa on Saturday, Aiden…
NEW DELHI: Former India spinner Sarandeep Singh believes that India’s spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel will prove to be too much for the South Africans to handle in the T20 World Cup final in Bridgetown, Barbados on Saturday. According to Sarandeep, Kuldeep and Axar, who have had a formidable run in the…
Croatia was fined 105,000 euros ($112,500) by UEFA for fan misconduct at a European Championship elimination game against Italy, the federation said on Friday. The financial penalty is the biggest by UEFA announced at the tournament, and the second for Croatia. A separate investigation by UEFA is ongoing into alleged racism involving both sets of…
Double world champion Francesco Bagnaia stuck his marker in the sand at the start of the Dutch MotoGP weekend, setting a new lap record in qualifying on Friday. Looking for a hat-trick win after claiming top podium spots at Catalunya and Mugello, Bagnaia broke the lap record clocked by fellow Italian rider Marco Bezzecchi in…
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli‘s run of low scores at the T20 World Cup continued on Thursday as the star India batter fell for just nine in a semi-final against defending champions England in Guyana on Thursday. Registering his fifth single digit score of the tournament, Kohli got out in the third over itself, looking to…
Four Austria defenders missed team training on Friday ahead of their last 16 clash with Turkey next Tuesday, leaving the rest of the squad to wrestle with how to prepare for one eventuality the country has never faced at a major finals – a penalty shoot-out. “Sure, you can practice it, but this pressure situation,…
The Basketball Federation of India (BFI) has signed a seven-year deal with ACG Sports Limited, with a guarantee of Rs. 216.30 crore for hosting the National State Basketball League for men and women. Addressing the media here on Friday, the president of BFI, Aadhav Arjuna said that for each year, the amount would be 20.6…
NEW DELHI: The outgoing India head coach Rahul Dravid commended the team’s exceptional consistency in reaching three ICC finals within the past year. He expressed his optimism that a blend of intelligent gameplay and good fortune would enable India to secure a long-awaited ICC championship.Throughout the current T20 World Cup, India has demonstrated their superiority,…
As Spain prepares to face Georgia in the Euro 2024 round of 16 on Sunday, memories will undoubtedly drift to the 7-1 thrashing it dished out to the same opponents last year in a match that helped the team gel at a time of turmoil for Spanish football. On the eve of its Euro 2024…
